Dr.D.V.R-Reading skills ppt.pptx
- 1. READING Skills Reading maketh a full man- ‘Francis Bacon’ Prepared by: Dr.D.V.RAO M.A LIT, Ph.D., TESOL Mobile:9989158157 Mail: dvradams@gmail.com
- 2. Learning objectives • Understanding the reading process • Identifying the purposes of reading • Techniques to improve reading speed • Understanding different reading skills • Knowing vocabulary skills • Developing visual perception skills
- 3. Types of reading • Silent Reading • Oral Reading • Skimming • Scanning • Intensive Reading • Extensive Reading
- 4. Intensive Reading • Intensive Reading • Reader involves in depth of the text • Focus is on Syntax /Semantics • Identify key action words/phrases/sentences • Read carefully with utmost attention
- 5. Extensive Reading • Extensive Reading • for general under standing of a text • Reading for Gist/skipping unknown words
- 6. Reading Skills • An important communicative process • A complex communicative process of receiving and interpreting the written word • The most important language skill required for academic and professional purposes • Reading is concerned with four factors: decoding, comprehending, text analysis and response
- 7. READING PROCESS • Decoding-the reader reads letters and focuses on them in order to change the coded message into information • Comprehending-the reader interprets the message and understand its literal meaning • Text analysis response-the reader critically examines and evaluates the message • And responds to the message
- 8. READING SPEED •Extensive reading is done to broaden our general understanding of a text •Intensive reading is to get an in-depth knowledge and to understand the finer details of a subject •In order to improve reading efficiency, reading speed has to be increased •Reading speed is measured in words per minute (wpm)
- 9. PURPOSE OF READING • To get an introductory idea of a text • To get a broader understanding of the subject matter • To understand scientific ideas, theories and principles • To obtain specific information • To understand new changes and developments in a particular field • To broaden one’s outlook and understanding • To discover the author’s viewpoints • To seek evidence for one’s own point of view
- 10. Intensive Reading- Extensive Reading Intensive Reading • Focus on vocabulary/grammar • Word-to- word reading • Very slow reading • To understand text • Completely • Read a particular subject • Read for a particular purpose Extensive Reading • Focus on getting the main idea • Rapid reading • Read as fast as possible • Over all understanding • General reading • Read for information/pleasure
- 11. READING SKILLS In order to become an active and efficient readers, different strategies and skills are required: • vocabulary skills • visual perceptual skills • rapid reading skills and • intensive reading skills
- 12. Eye Reading and Visual Perception 1. Visual perception is a basic requirement for reading effectiveness because we recognize a word through sight. 2. Inaccurate visual perception may lead to visual misreading and lack of comprehension 3. It may also lead to confusion and misunderstanding. 4. To improve eye reading skills: 5. Develop faster eye fixations 6. Read in word groups 7. Improve accurate visual perception of words and phrases 8. Avoid vocalization and sub- vocalization 9. Rapidly recognize word meaning 10. Concentrate while reading
- 13. Scanning Skills Scanning refers to the ability to locate specific information or facts as quickly as possible which provides better comprehension It serves several purposes like: • A specific point or fact in a text • Relevant graphic details • A formulae or a word • Train or television schedules • Examination results or notes at the end of a text • A word in a dictionary • Any questions/remarks/notes at the end of a text • Any references or bibliographical listings It is important to increase scanning speed with accuracy.
- 14. Scanning Skills To increase proficiency at scanning : • Know want you want to find-determine the purpose • Do not read everything-focus on the information needed • Use guides and aids-to identify what is required • Know the organization of the material to be read-to analyse the way information is structured • Concentrate while scanning-must have the urge to read and identify the required information
- 15. Skimming Skills • Skimming is the process of reading a text or passage to get a rough idea of what it is all about…. • It is a rapid reading technique that prepares a reader for detailed reading • The main objective of skimming is to understand the central and main points of a text • It involves fast reading and quick analysis • It also involves discovering the purpose, organization and identifying the writing patterns of a text • Skimming is essential for better understanding of a text
- 16. Reading Skills Skimming =Gist Scanning= Particular Information Intensive Reading= Understanding the text in detail Extensive Reading= For Data / Pleasure
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